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5 reasons to let us help you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Kensington

  • 1 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Kensington is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 2 Our site offers most comprehensive residential conveyancing directory listing bank approved law practices delivering conveyancing in Kensington regulated and authorised by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 3 Using a high street Solicitor generally results in a more bespoke service. When using a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 4 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based many miles away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Kensington
  • 5 Kensington conveyancers will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Kensington since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Kensington

My partner and I are buying a new build flat in Kensington and my lawyer is informing me that she has to the mortgage company to reveal incentives from the seller. I am under pressure to sign contracts and I have no desire to delay matters. Is my lawyer right?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancing practitioner. A precondition to being on a bank panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

There are plenty of conveyancing solicitors in Kensington but how do I know who's good?

Do not opt for the lowest Kensington conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

I am helping my step-mother sell her flat in Kensington. Does the solicitor arrange the EPC or do I organise this?

After the abolition of Home Packs, EPC’s was kept a mandatory element of selling a house. An EPC needs to be commissioned before the property is marketed. It is not a task that solicitors ordinarily arrange. If you are using a Kensington conveyancing solicitor they may be willing to arrange energy assessments given their relationships with long established local energy assessors

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unseasoned as a first time buyer of a garden flat in Kensington. Do I receive the keys to the house on completion from my conveyancer? If so, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Kensington?

On the day of completion you will not be required to attend the conveyancers office in Kensington. Conveyancing lawyers for you will transfer the purchase money to the owner’s conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be invited to collect the keys from the selling Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens between 1 and 3pm.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Kensington with the aid of help to buy. The sellers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The house builders rep advised me not reveal to my lawyer about this deal as it will affect my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I have been recommended by numerous property agents in Kensington to locate a property lawyer on your site. What’s the financial upside for Estate Agents to market your lawyers over another?

We refuse to make any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission because members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

My brother has suggested that I instruct his conveyancers in Kensington. Do I follow his guidance?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Kensington conveyancing lawyer the best way to choose a conveyancing solicitor is to have recommendations from friends or family who have experience in using the firm you're contemplating using.

I own a leasehold flat in Kensington. Conveyancing was completed in 2011. I have heard that I should not let the the remaining lease term to get too low. What is the reasoning?

Kensington leasehold properties are for a fixed term - usually just under one hundred years when they are first granted. However many flats in Kensington were built or converted 35 or more years ago and so such leases now have under eighty years remaining. This may sound like a long time but Banks, Building Societies and other mortgage companies generally need leases to have at least 75 years remaining to adequate security. This means that when you come to sell the property you will need to extend the term of your lease if you are getting close to eighty years. To optimize the marketability of your property you should be thinking about whether to extend your lease long before you come to sell it. Please note that there are advantages to doing so before the lease hits eighty years as when the lease falls below eighty years the premium to be paid to extend starts to get a lot more expensive.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Kensington regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Kensington but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Salinger Solicitors & Notary Public, 165 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London, W8 6SH
  • North Star Law Ltd, St. James House, 13 Kensington Square, London, W8 5HD
  • Bromptons, 219 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6BD
  • Merali Beedle Llp, Vicarage House, 58-60 Kensington Church Street, London, London, W8 4DB
  • John May Law, 17 Kensington Place, London, W8 7PT

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Kensington

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Kensington practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • North Star Law Ltd, St. James House, 13 Kensington Square, London, W8 5HD
  • Bromptons, 219 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6BD
  • Merali Beedle Llp, Vicarage House, 58-60 Kensington Church Street, London, London, W8 4DB
  • John May Law, 17 Kensington Place, London, W8 7PT
  • Oliver Fisher, Astley House, 33 Notting Hill Gate, London, London, W11 3JQ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Kensington regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Kensington with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Kensington. This may include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Selachii Llp, 96 Kensington High Street, London, London, W8 4SG
  • Salinger Solicitors & Notary Public, 165 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London, W8 6SH
  • North Star Law Ltd, St. James House, 13 Kensington Square, London, W8 5HD
  • Bromptons, 219 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6BD
  • Merali Beedle Llp, Vicarage House, 58-60 Kensington Church Street, London, London, W8 4DB

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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